Risk profile and analysis of the motor performance of a cohort of infants who participated in an early intervention project: a retrospective study

Authors

  • Roberta Jéssica Silva Pires Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/sdh.v10i1.7644

Keywords:

Infant, Child Development, Physical Therapy

Abstract

Objective: To characterize a cohort of infants considered to fit a risk profile at birth, followed up in an early intervention program and to analyze their motor performance.

Materials and methods: Retrospective study based on data collected from the records of 86 infants of up to 24 months of chronological age (corrected age up to 18 months). Infants selected had at least two evaluations recorded in the instruments: Assessment of the Neurosensorimotor Development of Babies at Risk (ANSMDBR) and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). Regarding the statistical treatment of data, descriptive statistics were used, including relative frequencies, medians, minimum and maximum values, and a confidence interval of 95% were used to analyze the total and relative scores of the assessments from AIMS.

Results: It was found that 77.91% had low weight at birth, 75.6% of infants were born premature, 77.91% had low weight at birth and 81.4% needed to be hospitalized for longer than 5 days. The AIMS evaluation showed that infants had a lower score than the expected for their corrected age, and a percentage that indicated risks of motor development delays.

Conclusion: The results found in the study allowed for a description of the typical characteristics of a cohort of infants who fit the risk profile, reiterating the importance of follow up, early detection, and early intervention in this population.

Author Biography

Roberta Jéssica Silva Pires, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM).

Acadêmica. Curso de Graduação em Fisioterapia. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba-MG, Brasil. Integrante do Núcleo de Estudos em Neurodesenvolvimento Motor e Intervenção Precoce (NENEIP -UFTM).

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Published

2022-02-16

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022)

Section

Artigos Originais

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